ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT A key issue for the effective application of mass customization (MC) design principles is associated with the order acquisition and fulfillment process, which becomes increasingly more complex with the proliferation of distinct product variants. Nowadays, the process cannot do without the assistance of a product configurator system. The evolution of the product configurator toward a tool able to support the design of new product variants is a challenging problem, not fully solved in a large variety of production sectors.
